Linke vs lite, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Linke” and “lite” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,185
“Linke” frequency rank: #27,828
“lite” frequency rank: 29013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Linke	lite
Definition	die links gelegene Hand	der Streit, der Zank

Letter map: Linke vs lite

Shared letters muted; letters that set Linke and lite apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch

Linke

4 ch

lite

Corpus notes: Linke and lite

Linke and lite are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Linke is recorded at frequency rank #1,185, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪŋkə]. lite is at rank #27,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 29013, this pair ranks #1,774,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Linke vs lite

Shared letters: eil. Private to "Linke": kn. Private to "lite": t.

"Linke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

Linke ← ilnke · likne · linek · linkke · linnke · llinke · lnike
lite ← ilte · liet · litte · llite · ltie

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Linke" for "lite" ever safe?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

In ordinary German text, does "Linke" or "lite" show up more?

"Linke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,185 in our German list, against #27,828 for "lite". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "Linke" vs "lite" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "Linke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "lite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,774,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Linke" and "lite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lite vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,774,582 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.